HR and ER professionals face a constant challenge: to make fair and provable decisions — while trying to figure out how a third party would view those decisions. To meet that challenge, you must know — and understand — how the Merit Systems Protection Board is ruling.

The current three-person MSPB Board has been together for about a year, and a sense of how they view cases is beginning to emerge. They have tackled cases involving attendance violations, insubordination, threatening conduct, unbecoming conduct, as well as defenses including disability discrimination, harmful procedural error, whistleblower reprisal, nexus, performance, attorney fees, and much more.

In this 90-minute audio conference, federal employment law expert Sam Vitaro gives you a clear understanding of the Board’s philosophy — critical to those who take or defend actions that go to the MSPB. Mr. Vitaro also takes a brief look at recent decisions by the Federal Circuit.

Plus, you’ll receive his expert guidance on:

• The elements essential to proof and defending charges
• The important factors in proving or defending against specific penalties
• Pitfalls in jurisdiction and probation cases
• The Board's approach to disability discrimination
• The need for care in drafting settlement agreements
• And much more!

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